Scania will invest about SEK 1.5 billion to boost its production capacity from 100,000 to 120,000 vehicles per year. “Now we must sharpen our efforts,” says Anders Nielsen, Head of Production and Logistics.
“The investments will take place over the next few years and mainly at our existing cab, engine, gearbox and axle production units in Sweden. These units are still a very important hub in Scania’s operations.
He continued, “The investments will start to be noticeable in the second half of 2011. They consist of a combination of continued improvements in our production working methods plus some new machinery. But we don’t need to build any new production units. We can achieve a capacity of 150,000 vehicles within the same plant area. In other words, this will involve comparatively small investments, though with a large impact and high cost effectiveness.”